Erdei v. Unum Group
- Vyskocil
- 1:25-cv-01716
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Erdei v. Unum Group, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by August 8, 2025.
Martin Erdei, Unum Group, and Unum Life Insurance Company of America; the action was discontinued based on a settlement in principle, subject to possible restoration by August 8, 2025.
What happened
In Erdei v. Unum Group, Martin Erdei sued Unum Group and Unum Life Insurance Company of America, and the court received a letter stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims or settlement terms.
Judge Vyskocil ordered the action discontinued without costs to any party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and an application to restore it was filed by August 8, 2025.
If no application was filed by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be restored under this order. All other dates and deadlines were postponed indefinitely. The order was issued by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil.
The detailed version
- Erdei v. Unum Group · No. 1:25-cv-01716
- Vyskocil
- July 8, 2025
Background
The Court received a letter stating that Martin Erdei and the defendants, Unum Group and Unum Life Insurance Company of America, had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not state the underlying claims or the terms of the proposed settlement.
Order
The Court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. It also ordered that the action could be restored to the Court’s calendar without prejudice—that is, the parties could seek to reopen it—if they were unable to memorialize the settlement in writing and filed an application to restore the action by August 8, 2025.
If no application to restore the action was filed by August 8, 2025, the Court stated that the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action would be finally closed under that order. The Court also postponed all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.
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